Sports Day at School

Posted on March 26, 2015March 26, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Today is T1's Sports Day Heats at school. She has been complaining over the last few weeks about being too hot, too dehydrated, muscle ache from running and tiredness from a combination of standing in the sun, running and being dehydrated. She said she ran and came out.......click to learn what next.

My Business Partners

Posted on March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

When I first started, I signed up my Husband and my Sister-in-Law as my first business partners because I wanted total control of my business staying within the family. I'm not sure it made any difference but it is nice now to earn weekly income from myself and.......click to learn what next.

The Challenge of an MLM Business

Posted on March 24, 2015March 24, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Hear the dreaded 3 letters MLM and your antennas are on high alert. We all hate MLM businesses. Why? Because it all just sounds so bloody unprofessional and unethical. It usually comprises con men with con products and well, the majority of folks just push you at a.......click to learn what next.

Little Monkey at Home

Posted on March 23, 2015March 19, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Can you believe it? Last week was the first time ever that T2 had school exams. It was a her mid term exam or whatever you call it. There was a schedule for when the exam papers were sat, another schedule for what will be tested. Freaking hell........click to learn what next.

Wearing a Tudung

Posted on March 22, 2015March 18, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Check it out!!! Yes, as of last year, I have started to wear a head scarf whenever I visit my late mother's grave, which is every weekend. I am not an expert in tying a head scarf and have never worn the pins because I just do not.......click to learn what next.

Blessings come my way…..

Posted on March 20, 2015March 18, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Do you believe in what goes around comes around? I totally do. My late Mom, bless her kind, kind soul, she has alway taught me that you do unto others what you want to be done to you. Treat others how you would like to be treated. Karma.......click to learn what next.

My Bridal Veil

Posted on March 19, 2015March 14, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

T2 loves playing with my bridal veil just the way T1 did when she was the same age. I let them play with it because what else am I going to do with it? It's not like I'm ever going to use it again, right? Out of fashion.......click to learn what next.

Attracting the man you like

Posted on March 18, 2015March 10, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Attracting the man you like is easy if you know how. First and foremost, please make sure he is available. Don't go around breaking up marriages. But if he's only boyfriend-girlfriend with someone else, hmmm......I still wouldn't mess because it's just not nice. If it is meant to.......click to learn what next.

Procrastination is the thief of time

Posted on March 18, 2015March 10, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Procrastination is the thief of time My Principal Mrs Bhupalan first wrote that on my report card. She was always pushing me to not waste time on boys but to use up my potential instead. Alas, I chose boys over my studies. Hehe. Why? Because I was starved.......click to learn what next.

Fake Milo in Malaysia

Posted on March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Fake Milo in Malaysia, well, are you surprised? Not that Milo is good for you in the first place even if it is from the original source. If people were to take time to question and visit the food factories or know people in the food industry, then.......click to learn what next.

Happy Birthday to me!!!

Posted on March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

I asked the girls last week about going to visit an orphanage to celebrate my birthday this year. I tend to like doing that. But they flat out said no. WHY???!!!! T1 said, "No. I just want to celebrate it with you and us this year." Awwww. Poor.......click to learn what next.

Balenciaga KLCC

Posted on March 16, 2015March 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

For years I have wanted a Balenciaga bag but for years, the Hubs keeps telling me that he doesn't like it. He likes classy bags and he wants me to carry classy bags, and I do!!! But I still want MY BALENCIAGA BAG!!! I LOVE IT!!!! Yet, because.......click to learn what next.

Chanel KLCC

Posted on March 15, 2015March 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

T2 dragged me to Chanel KLCC last weekend, can you believe it??? I kid you not!!! We were in KLCC to run an errand and I went to Balenciaga to check on the status of my fucking tassels (oh, I have not told you the story of those.......click to learn what next.

Aortal and Mitral Valve Regurgitation (AVR and MVR)

Posted on March 14, 2015March 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Of all the fucking things to get, I MUST have not one but TWO defective heart valves, an Aortal Valve Regurgitation AND a Mitral Valve Regurgitation. Really WTF right? I mean, already one is serious. You have heart disease. But two? OK, OK, I should not complain because.......click to learn what next.

Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) Malaysia

Posted on March 13, 2015March 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) Malaysia - that's the National Heart Institute in Malaysia at Jalan Tun Razak, for your information. I am a patient of IJN. I never in my life imagined that I would ever have had to enter that spectacle of a building known as Institut.......click to learn what next.

Cute Cafe at Publika Courtyard

Posted on March 11, 2015March 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Have you guys been here? This cute little cafe at the Publika Courtyard? It's so cute that I want to make an appearance there soon. Wah cheh!!! Like I'm a celebrity only....LOL. Yeah, I wonder what they serve and it's been awhile since I've gone to Publika so.......click to learn what next.

This is MY GIRL

Posted on March 10, 2015March 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Yep. This is MY GIRL. My first born, my number one, my one and only loyal friend. This is MY GIRL who gave me the happiest, absolutely HAPPIEST day of my life. I still remember that day oh, so vividly with great detail. Noon. 13 September 2004. Loudest.......click to learn what next.

Medical Updates Soon….

Posted on March 8, 2015March 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

So. The time has come. Time has really passed by so quickly. Suddenly I am due for my heart checks again. Fuck. The good news is that after taking Izumio and Super Lutein, I no longer get my attacks. The bad news is that I am still scared........click to learn what next.

The Lanna Wedding

Posted on March 7, 2015March 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

To think I almost didn't make this wedding because the Hubs was dead set against going to Chiangmai in my slipped disc condition. Praise the Lord indeed and everyone for all their help, including Izumio and Super Lutein for which without, I am sure I would not have.......click to learn what next.

Teaching your kids CAUTION

Posted on March 6, 2015March 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Teaching your kids CAUTION. Teaching your kids CAUTION. At which point do you teach this to your kids? Or do you wait and let them find out for themselves? My T1 was hurt already when she was 4 years old being the mature 4 year old that she.......click to learn what next.

Teaching your kids the gift of giving

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Teaching your kids the gift of giving Diane Harris from Parenting.com said that, “all kids are born with an innate sense of charity and compassion”, but sometimes both the kids and parents lose sight of that when they are presented with popular toys, sought after gadgets, and an.......click to learn what next.

Club Med Maldives, here I come!!!

Posted on February 26, 2015February 26, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Club Med Maldives, here I come!!!! I freaking did it!!!! In just 4 months, I managed to fulfill the requirements to win not one but TWO fully paid holidays to Club Med Maldives for a whole five days!!! I am so excited as I have never been there.......click to learn what next.

What the Government does not tell us about our food and drugs

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

If you have 1.5 hours to spare, actually, make that please force yourself to put 1.5 hours aside to watch this very important documentary about what we put into our bodies. If you care enough about your loved ones, make them watch it too. Stop being so pro.......click to learn what next.

Back Injury

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Hah! I could not walk yesterday and I was in excruciating pain. I have not had such painful pain ever where I would literally scream in pain. So embarrassing but a great realisation of how much we take our simple limbs for granted every day. We take our.......click to learn what next.

Contentment

Posted on February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Lying face up on a rickety bench with nails protruding within sight, I inhaled the sights around me. The very blue, blue sky peeping from the frame between the roof of the hut I was lying in and the edge of that rickety bench, the swaying coconut leaves.......click to learn what next.

The art of Giving Gifts

Posted on February 15, 2015February 15, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

The art of giving gifts: The Hubs and I are not big on celebrations. Whether I get him anything or not for any occasion and vice versa is irrelevant in our connected lives. Yet sometimes, we manage to surprise one another truly without expectation. I will never forget.......click to learn what next.

Why grains are bad for you

Posted on February 12, 2015February 12, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Why grains are bad for you: What are grains? Grains are the seeds of plants and anything made out of the small, hard, dry seeds, with or without attached hulls or fruit layers, harvested for human or animal consumption. Whole grains (the best of grains but not good.......click to learn what next.

Is Rice Bad for You?

Posted on February 12, 2015February 12, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Is rice bad for you? Rice is the Malaysian staple, how can it possibly be bad for you? I've been eating rice all my life. I LOVE rice!!! The Asian population, the biggest in the world, depend on rice for their sustenance. China, India, South East Asia, we.......click to learn what next.

All of 5 years old already…….

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

T2, my baby is now 5. I still pinch myself that it was only just yesterday, my little terror who came out ever so quiet and docile then turned out to be the biggest terror of them all!!! We had a lovely day yesterday together painting old toiler.......click to learn what next.

Inspirational Stories from India

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Last night whilst out with my BFFs at our regular joint, Fatty who is my long time BFF since I was 15 years old, reminded me of my purpose and how far we have come together. We have really gone through so much, the two of us. Him,.......click to learn what next.